Nucleic acids are biologicalmolecules essential for life,and include DNA and RNA.Together with proteins,they function in encoding,transmitting and expressinggenetic information.

Genetic Engineering

Scientific alteration of thestructure of geneticmaterial in a livingorganism, employed forsuch purposes as creatingbacteria that synthesizeinsulin.

HUMAN GENOMEPROJECT

Completed in 2003, two years ahead of schedule anda half billion dollars under budget.

DEMONSTRATING THE FEASIBILITY OF G.E. R&D

NINE YEARS LATER

WHERE ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO GENETIC DEFECTS?

Fears

Blight

New allergens

Clone armies

Eugenics

Zombies

Decimation of farms

Loss of humanity

God will get jealous

Ignorance

The naturally chaotic alteration of genes posevirtually all the same risks that intelligent designdoes.

Humans have been using genetic engineering forthousands of years through breeding, hybridizationand environment manipulation.

Status Quo

Civilization on land arose from agrarian cultures andis reluctant to adapt to the reality of the future. Manyfarmers and ranchers ironically fight and yet aredependent upon GE.

Religious movements sway heavy influence on landand many believe that genetic research is either a lieor a sin or some other abomination to becondemned. Their political clout will postpone GEadaptation on land by 10-20 years or more.